Organisers of the football feste, the biggest sporting event this year, second only to the Olympics, are concerned.

Jacques Lambert, President of Euro 2016 Organising Committee said when asked about the strikes:
“About the development of the strikes, we don’t have any more information than you. It’s an issue that unfortunately we can’t control. We of course would like mobility to be as fluid as possible.”

Even so, the football teams have been arriving this week – Spain, the current European Champions are the latest. Training and tactics may be their main priority, but if the strikes paralyse French transport, there’ll be no one to see them play.